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| 5912504269 | anatomy | study of the biological form of an organism | 0 | |
| 5912511266 | physiology | study of the biological functions an organism performs | 1 | |
| 5912519390 | levels of organization | 1. cell 2. tissue 3. organ 4. organ system | 2 | |
| 5912526528 | germ layers | tissue layers in the embryos of animals (endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm) | 3 | |
| 5912529207 | organ | one functional unit of tissues | 4 | |
| 5912530917 | organ system | organs working together to perform a specific function | 5 | |
| 5912533268 | tissue | a group of related cells | 6 | |
| 5912537592 | dorsal cavity | contains the brain and spinal cord | 7 | |
| 5912539715 | ventral cavity | located along the front of the body, contains the body organs and maintain homeostasis | 8 | |
| 5912544372 | thoracic cavity | cavity housing lungs and heart | 9 | |
| 5912550600 | abdominopelvic cavity | made of an upper part called the abdominal cavity and a lower called the pelvic cavity | 10 | |
| 5912561528 | epithelial tissue | tissue that covers outside of the body and lines organs and cavities; tightly bound to form a protective layer; highly regenerative | 11 | |
| 5912566594 | simple epithelial | single layer of cells | 12 | |
| 5912566596 | stratified epithelial | multiple layers of cells | 13 | |
| 5912570416 | squamous | flat |  | 14 |
| 5912622927 | cuboidal | cube |  | 15 |
| 5912626468 | columnar | tall and wide |  | 16 |
| 5912628372 | gland | a group of specialized epithelial cells that are capable of producing secretions | 17 | |
| 5912631489 | connective tissue | tissue that provides support for the body and connects all its parts; has an extracellular matrix (secreted by fibroblasts) made of collagen, elastin and reticulin | 18 | |
| 5912643013 | loose connective tissue | less packed connective tissue which makes it loose and flexible, includes adipose | 19 | |
| 5912650872 | adipose | fat reserve cells |  | 20 |
| 5912660637 | dense connective tissue | have large amounts of either collagen fibers (making them strong) or elastic fibers, or both, includes tendons and ligaments |  | 21 |
| 5912653292 | tendon | connects muscle to bone |  | 22 |
| 5912656026 | ligament | connects bone to bone |  | 23 |
| 5912667221 | chondrocyte | cartilage, connects and cushions joints |  | 24 |
| 5912691376 | osteocyte | bone, calcified cells that provide sturdy support |  | 25 |
| 5912699008 | plasma | liquid part of blood | 26 | |
| 5912704253 | erythrocyte | red blood cell |  | 27 |
| 5912706699 | leukocyte | white blood cell |  | 28 |
| 5912714674 | thrombocyte | platelet |  | 29 |
| 5912721851 | muscular tissue | tissue that moves the body and its parts; striated muscles contain actin and myosin filaments for contraction | 30 | |
| 5912729658 | smooth muscle | involuntary, in walls of blood vessels and viscera, one nucleus |  | 31 |
| 5912741160 | skeletal muscle | voluntary, attached to bones, multinucleated, striated |  | 32 |
| 5912749750 | cardiac muscle | involuntary, single nucleated, striated, have gap junctions to link adjacent cells and help the heart perform as one unit (intercalated disks) |  | 33 |
| 5912759707 | nervous tissue | tissue that senses stimuli, integrates and analyzes them, and controls the body's response | 34 | |
| 5912766322 | neuron | main cell of the nervous system |  | 35 |
| 5912768897 | neuroglia | cells that support neurons (ex: Schwann cells) |  | 36 |
| 5912780296 | cell body | contains nucleus of the neuron |  | 37 |
| 5912782784 | dendrite | receive stimuli; highly branched extensions |  | 38 |
| 5912785699 | axon | conduct and propagate impulses |  | 39 |
| 5912789165 | Schwann cell | support and insulates axons using a myelin sheath |  | 40 |
| 5912797364 | node of Ranvier | gap between myelin sheaths that expose the axon, help accelerate impulses |  | 41 |
| 5912805728 | saltatory conduction | rapid jumping of an impulse from node to node | 42 | |
| 5912814521 | motor neuron | sends impulses to muscles to create movement |  | 43 |
| 5912816708 | sensory neuron | pick up stimuli from the environment and send to the brain |  | 44 |
| 5912823666 | interneuron | neurons in the CNS that communicate internally and connect sensory to motor neurons; are responsible for reflexes |  | 45 |
| 5912837721 | nervous system | system that is responsible for body intercommunication, picking up and responding to stimuli, and stimulating movement | 46 | |
| 5912845737 | endocrine system | system that is responsible for sending out hormones that regulate homeostasis in the body | 47 | |
| 5912849846 | muscular system | system that is responsible for carrying out voluntary movement | 48 | |
| 5912853165 | skeletal system | system that is responsible for creating a rigid framework | 49 | |
| 5912856338 | digestive ssytem | system that is responsible for food breakdown and nutrient absorption | 50 | |
| 5912863853 | circulatory system | system that responsible fordistributing nutrients, oxygen and other vital materials throughout the body | 51 | |
| 5912867843 | respiratory system | system that is responsible for gas exchange | 52 | |
| 5912873105 | urinary system | system that is responsible for waste elimination | 53 | |
| 5912876905 | integumentary system | system that is responsible for protecting the outer body | 54 | |
| 5912890691 | immune system | system that is responsible for protecting the inner body from pathogens | 55 | |
| 5912894142 | reproductive system | system that is responsible for producing gametes and reproducing | 56 | |
| 5912905180 | homeostasis | tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state | 57 | |
| 5912907112 | stimulus | change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react | 58 | |
| 5912915032 | negative feedback | process that reduces stimuli to return organism to homeostasis |  | 59 |
| 5912926173 | positive feedback | process that amplifies stimuli away from homeostasis |  | 60 |
| 5912933486 | effector | organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus | 61 | |
| 5912933487 | integrator | organ that evaluates condition change | 62 | |
| 5912913161 | thermoregulation | process of maintaining an internal temperature within a tolerable range; adaptations for this include: - insulation (fur, blubber, feathers) - countercurrent circulation - sweating - behavioral responses (shivering) - adjustig metabolic hear production (antifreeze) | 63 | |
| 5912940866 | endotherm | organism that is internally warmed by generating heat through metabolic processes | 64 | |
| 5912940867 | ectotherm | organism that is externally warmed by behaviors | 65 | |
| 5912947673 | radiation | transfer of heat through the sun's electromagnetic waves |  | 66 |
| 5912953640 | conduction | transfer of heat through direct contact |  | 67 |
| 5912957514 | convection | transfer of heat through movement of liquid or gas |  | 68 |
| 5912961859 | evaporation | transfer of heat through water vaporization |  | 69 |
| 5912987067 | torpor | stage in which an animal saves energy through moving less and decreasing metabolic processes | 70 |
